Window awning



S- M. BRODY WINDOW AWNING June 16, 1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 9, 1952 SAMUEL BRODY (Ittorneg June 16, 1953 s. M. BRODY ,133

WINDOW'AWNING Filed Sept. 9, 1952 4 Shegts-Sheei 2 3mqentor SAMUEL Mv BRODY (Ittorneg June 16, 1953 s. M. BRODY ,642,133

wmnow AWNING Filed Sept. 9, 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 inventor 'SAMUEL M. BRODY June 16, 1953 s. M.-BRODY 2,642,133

. v wmnovy AWNING I Filed Sept, 9, 1952 I 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 r3. E1- I I Zifiventor SAMUEL M BRooy fi I attorney 3 and the upper screw eyes |5 are about half way up the sides of the frame. Screwed to the undersides of the top furring strip portion H are a pair of screw eyes H.

The awning comprises a supporting frame 20, said frame comprising a bottom horizontal bar 2| and a top horizontal bar 22 interconnected by a pair of vertical parallel rods 23. Members 2|, 22 and 23 may be made of wood, plastic, metal or any other suitable material.

Attached to the ends thereof are a pair of angle shaped members 24 each having a bottom horizontal frame 25 contacting the underside of said bar, and a vertical upstanding arm 26 contacting the inside of said bar but projecting thereabove. Members 24 may be attached to the bar 2| by screws 21 as shown in the drawing.

Attached to the upper end of each arm'26 by means of a pair of lock nuts 28, is aneye bolt 29. Extending through the eye of the eye bolt 29 is a threaded shank 39 of a bolt 3| having a hook 32 at one end engaging the eye l5. Screwed onto the shank 39 is a nut 33. A lock nut 34 also screwed on each shank serves to lock the nut 33 in adjusted position.

Attached to the upper bar 22 are angle-shaped members 35 having downwardly extending arms 36 extending below the bar and likewise formed with through openings to receive eye bolts 37 held in place by lock nuts 38. Extending through the eye bolts 31 are the shanks 39 of hooks 40. The hooks 49 have hook ends 4| engaging the eyes l5. Screwed to the shanks 39 are finger nuts 4| held in place by lock nuts screwed on said shanks.

It will now'be observed that the frame 20 is removable from the window by unhooking the bolts 30 and. 49 from the eyes I5 and I6. Said bolts 39 and 40 may be adjusted by means of the wing nuts and lock nuts thereon so as to firmly attach the frame 29 to thewindow frame.

For the purpose hereinafter appearing, there is screwed in the center of the bottom bar 2|, a hook 45.

The rods 23 may be fixed to the horizontal bars 2| and 22 by means of transverse pins 41 or by nails or any other suitable 'manner.

For the purpose hereinafter appearing, there is attached to the rods 23, an aligned pair of upper cotter pins 43 and aligned pair of lower cotter pins 49. The cotter pins 48 are located below the upper horizontal bar 22 and the cotter pins 49 are located above the lower horizontal bar 2|.

slidably mounted for vertical movement on the vertical rods 23, is an intermediate cross bar 50 formed with vertical through openings 5| through which the rods 23 slidably pass. Attached to the underside of the intermediate cross bar 50, on opposite sides of the rods 23 are spring catches 53. Each spring catch 53 comprises a plate 54 attached as by screws 55 to the underside of the cross bar 50. Plate 54 is formed with apertured cars 56 carrying a transverse pivot pin 51. Pivoted thereon is a plate 58 having apertured ears 59 through which the pivot pin 51 passes. Plate 58 has an edge 60 contacting rod 23. On pivot pin 5'! is a torsion spring 6| which biases the edge 60 against the rod'23. On plate 23 is a handle 62. Pressing the handle 62 upwardly thecatch releases the rod 23. When both catches are open the cross bar 50 may be moved up and down. When pressure is removed from the '4 catches, they will automatically grip the rods 23 to hold the cross bar 50 in any vertically adjusted position.

It will be noted that the movement of the cross bar 50 is limited by the cotter pins 48 and 49.

Attached to the outer surface of the cross bar 59 are a pair of similar hinges 55 (see Fig. 11). Each hinge 65 comprises a plate 65 attached as by screws 61 to crossbar 50. Pivoted to plate 66 as at pivot pin 68 is a movable plate 69. Attached to each plate 69 as by bolts 10 is the lower end of a brace slat or bar Bars '1! are parallel to one another and are interconnected by cross brace bar I2 and constitute a hinged brace The cross brace bar 12 is interconnected to the top cross bar 22 by a pair of cords or cables 13. The ends of the cables 73 may be attached in any suitable manner to the cross brace 12 and to the cross bar 22. The length of the cables 13 is such as to be taut when the bars ,ll are inclined upwardly and outwardly at an angle of about 30 degrees to the horizontal, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

Attached to the upper ends of the bar 1| as by bolts 14 are plates 15 of hinges 15. Each plate 75 has a sleeve'portion H at its upper end carrying a cross pivot pin 19. It will be noted that the upper end of plate 75 projects above the upper end of bar 1|. Hinge i6 further comprises plates 19 having sleeve portions receiving the pivot pin 18.

Attached to the plates 19 by bolts or in any other suitable manner, are parallel bars 8| interconnected by intermediate reinforcing cross bars 32 and by a bottom cross bar 83. The cross bars 82 and 83 extend beyond the opposite sides of the parallel bars 8| and together constitute a base for an awning sheet as will be explained hereinafter. It will be noted that the upper ends of the bars 8| terminate short of the hinge l8.

Attached to the bars 8| are blocks 85 spaced from the hinges l6. .Attached to the tops of the blocks 85 as by bolts 88 or in any other suitable manner, are the leaves 8'! of hinges 8B. The leaves or plates 87 have sleeves 89 at their lower ends carrying pivot pins 99. Hinged to the pivot pins are complementary leaves or plates 9| (see Fig. 10). Attached to the leaves or plates 9| as by bolts 92 or in any other suitable manner are a pair of parallel bars 93. Parallel bars 93 are in alignment with the bars 8|. They are interconnected by intermediate reinforcing cross bar 94 and a top cross bar 95. The cross bars 94 and 95 extend beyond the parallel bars 93 and together constitute a second awning sheet base. The bars 82, 83, 94, 95, are of similarpwidth.

A sheet awning 95 of any suitable flexible awning sheet material may be attached as by screws or nails 9'! to the top cross bar 95, intermediate screw bars 94 and 32, and bottom cross bar 83 and hence overlies the two awning bases.

Attached to the bars 93 and 95 as by bolts |00 and |0| are angle brackets i 02 having offset arms It will now be understood that the awning is mounted on the frame 20 and is supported by the eyes [1. When the awning is in the position shown in Fig. 1, the eyes I! may be turned outwardly into coplanar position to prevent the hooks I9! from disengaging from the eyes [1. When the cross bar 58 is moved to its topmost position contacting the upper cotter pin 48, the awning will be generally at an angle of 45. However, the cross bar 50 may be slidably moved downwardly to any desired position thereby changing the angle of the awning. If cross bar 50 is moved all the way down into contact with the lower cotter pin 49, the awning will be fully extended, but will be flat against the window, covering the window as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. Attached to the lower bar 83 is a loop handle I I which may be engaged with the hook 45 in such position to keep the awning down.

If it is desired to get more air through the window, the awning may be folded in half thus moving the awning from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3. In adjusting the awning from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3 the bars H are swung downwardly about hinges 65 and the bars 8! are swung in'a clockwise direction about, the hinges 16. During such movement members 8| are also swung in a clockwise direction about the hinges 88. Thus the bars 8| may move into overlying position with respect to the bars 93 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The awning sheet 96 is folded in half upon itself. Even in this position, the cross bar 50 may be manipulated up or down so that the half awning is adjusted to various angles.

When it is desired to remove the awning, the upper hooks 16 are disengaged from the eyes l1, and the awning is swung outwardly and downwardly so as to hang in the position shown in Fig. of the drawing. In such position, the cable cords 13 are taut and support the device in said position. Then the person removing the awning may disengage the eye bolts 30 and 40 from the-hooks l5 and I6, and then the entire awning may be taken 01f the window frame.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions ofpractical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understoodthat all matter herein set forth 0! shown in the accompanying 6 drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An awning comprising a frame having top and bottom horizontal cross bars connected by vertical rods, an intermediate cross bar slidable on the vertical rods, bars hinged to the intermediate bar, bars hinged to the outer ends of the first hinged bars, bars hinged to the second hinged bars about hinges spaced from the hinge connection between the first bars and second bars, and an awning sheet attached to the second and third bars.

2. A device according to claim 1, and flexible cords connecting the first hinged bars with the top cross-bar.

3. A device according to claim 2, and means to limit the sliding movement of the intermediate cross-bar on said vertical rods.

4. A device according to claim 1 and means to attach said awning frameto a window frame.

5. An awning construction, comprising a supporting frame, means on the frame to disengageably attach the same to a window frame, a member slidable vertically on said supporting frame, a brace hinged to said vertically slidable member, an awning sheet base hinged to said brace, a second awning base hinged to the first awning base about an axis spaced from and parallel to the hinged connection between the first awning base and the brace, and an awning sheet attached to the first and second awning bases.

6.. A device according to claim 5, and means to detachably attach the outer end of the second awnin base to the window frame, and means to limit the vertical movement of said vertically slidable member.

7. A device according to claim 5, and means to retain said vertically slidable member in various vertical positions.

8. A device according to claim 7, and flexible means interconnecting the brace with the supporting frame to limit the movement of said brace about said vertically slidable member.

SAMUEL M. BRODY.

References Cited in the file of this patent- UNITED STATES PATENTS 

